For the first time in four tries since taking over as head coach, Sherri Murrell finally got a victory against Montana State, as the Vikings gritted out a solid road win, 75-61 in Bozeman last night.
Extra Faucher in Bozeman
Archie’s Wry Hook: Vikings head into regular season finale with much at stake
When Sherri Murrell arrived at Portland State in the summer that preceded the 2007-08 season, there was only one person on campus that would ever claim that they anticipated the turnaround that her hiring would spark for the women’s basketball program.
Archie’s Wry Hook: ESPN’s effect felt on the court and in the stands
For long-time Vikings fans, the evidence that something was different about Saturday’s matchup between Portland State and Boise State was everywhere.
Spotless on the road
More than two months ago the women’s basketball team suffered an embarrassing defeat at Gonzaga.
Early season victory over Gonzaga sent team the wrong message
On Dec. 23, in the midst of one of the biggest snowstorms in Rose City history, the men’s basketball team was taking the Northwest college basketball scene by storm as well.
Poked in Pocatello
Prior to leaving Portland, head coach Ken Bone said that if the Vikings could win both of their games this weekend, he would feel good about the team’s chances of repeating as Big Sky Conference champions.
Still figuring it out
Approaching the two-year anniversary of his hiring this March, athletic director Torre Chisholm sat down with the Vanguard to speak of renovated gymnasiums, text messaging, the Portland State wrestling program and a certain senior forward on the women’s basketball—Kelsey Kahle.
Far and wide
Continuing a massive roster overhaul that began two seasons ago when head coach Jerry Glanville arrived, the football team signed 25 new athletes to bolster its roster this week.
Pinning down the future
The Portland State wrestling squad is made up of 26 wrestlers. They share $50,000 in scholarship money, enough for two full-time scholarships. For the past six years the team has competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, which features other schools that have fully funded their wrestling teams.
Without a leader, Vikings look like a shade of their former selves
During the impressive winning streak that propelled the men’s basketball team to its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, head coach Ken Bone’s squad reeled off victories in 16 of its final 19 games.
Big Sky disappointment
Just one year ago, head coach Ken Bone’s squad routed Montana in their home gym, 108-56, embarrassing the once-proud Grizzlies in Missoula, Mont.